mechanization
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Mechanization set the stage for the Industrial Revolution, a transition away from societies focused on agriculture and handicraft production to socioeconomic systems dominated by the manufacture of goods, primarily with machines.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
Mechanization has brought the share down to about 1 percent today.
From Washington Post • Sep. 8, 2022
Mechanization brought tractors and combine harvesters, which were initially used for grains, such as wheat, rye, oats, and barley.
From The New Yorker • Apr. 8, 2019
Mechanization and large, industrial-scale farms in North America and Europe had raised productivity to about 1 to 2 million kilograms of cereals per farmer.
From Salon • Feb. 1, 2019
Mechanization reduced the demand for labor power in the countryside.
From Civilization and Beyond Learning from History by Nearing, Scott
Vocabulary lists containing mechanization
The Industrial Revolution - Introductory
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Content Summary G.4: Human Adaptations to the Physical Environment
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The Industrial Revolution - Middle School and High School
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